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    Phillies 6, Rockies 5
    Ryan Howard lofts a sacrifice fly to plate the go-ahead run in the ninth. (Trevor Brown Jr./MLB.com)
    By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
    The Phillies put themselves a win away from a return trip to the NL Championship Series after pulling ahead for good on Ryan Howard's sacrifice fly in the ninth. Chase Utley homered, Howard and Carlos Ruiz each drove in two runs, and Brad Lidge survived a two-walk ninth to get the save.
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    Series at a glance:
    • Sat. 10/10: PPD
    • Sun. 10/11: PHI 6, COL 5
    • Mon. 10/12: PHI 5, COL 4
    PHI
    Philadelphia     		COL
    Colorado
    October 11, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Philadelphia
    		 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1   6 8 0
    Colorado
    		 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0   5 10 0
    Recap: PHI | COL  |  Gameday  |  Phillies stats  |  Rockies stats
    Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Rollins, SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .214
    Victorino, CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333
    Utley, 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .417
    Howard, 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .417
    Werth, RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .300
    Ibanez, LF 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 .400
      Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Feliz, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .300
    Ruiz, C 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .333
    Happ, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
      a-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
      Blanton, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
      Eyre, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      b-Stairs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
      Durbin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Francisco, B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 32 6 8 6 8 11 16  

    a-Grounded into a forceout for Happ in the 4th. b-Struck out for Madson in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Feliz (1, Betancourt).
    HR: Utley (1, 1st inning off Hammel, 0 on, 2 out).
    TB: Howard; Feliz 2; Rollins; Ruiz 2; Utley 6.
    RBI: Utley (1), Howard 2 (4), Ibanez (5), Ruiz 2 (3).
    2-out RBI: Utley; Ruiz.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dobbs; Rollins; Stairs 2; Ibanez.
    SAC: Victorino.
    SF: Howard.
    GIDP: Feliz.
    Team RISP: 4-for-11.
    Team LOB: 9.

    FIELDING
    DP: (Rollins-Utley-Howard).
    		 
    Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Gonzalez, C, LF 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .615
    Fowler, CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .200
      b-Giambi, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    Helton, 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 .167
      1-Young Jr., PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Tulowitzki, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .273
    Torrealba, Y, C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .300
    Atkins, G, 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .300
    Spilborghs, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
      Street, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Barmes, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    Hammel, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
      Belisle, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Contreras, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Smith, S, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
      Morales, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Betancourt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Hawpe, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 35 5 10 5 4 6 19  

    a-Popped out for Contreras in the 6th. b-Popped out for Fowler in the 9th.
    1-Ran for Helton in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Atkins, G (2, Happ), Gonzalez, C (2, Eyre, S).
    HR: Gonzalez, C (1, 4th inning off Blanton, 0 on, 2 out).
    TB: Tulowitzki; Atkins, G 3; Spilborghs; Gonzalez, C 7; Fowler 2; Helton.
    RBI: Helton (2), Atkins, G 2 (2), Gonzalez, C (1), Tulowitzki (2).
    2-out RBI: Atkins, G 2; Gonzalez, C.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Spilborghs 2; Tulowitzki.
    SF: Tulowitzki.
    GIDP: Tulowitzki.
    Team RISP: 2-for-9.
    Team LOB: 8.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Gonzalez, C (2, 2nd base off Lidge/Ruiz).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Hammel-Torrealba, Y-Helton).
     
    Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Happ 3.0 5 3 3 2 4 0 9.00
    Blanton 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 4.91
    Eyre, S (H, 1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
    Madson (BS, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
    Durbin (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    Lidge (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
    		 
    Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Hammel 3.2 4 4 4 3 5 1 9.82
    Belisle 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
    Beimel 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    Contreras 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 4.50
    Morales, F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    Betancourt 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.40
    Street (L, 0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.50

    Eyre, S pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

    Game Scores: Happ 39, Hammel 39.
    Pitches-strikes: Happ 76-42, Blanton 34-23, Eyre, S 8-6, Madson 16-11, Durbin 10-7, Lidge 20-9, Hammel 75-45, Belisle 19-10, Beimel 1-1, Contreras 29-12, Morales, F 6-5, Betancourt 24-14, Street 19-8.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Happ 2-1, Blanton 3-2, Eyre, S 0-0, Madson 0-1, Durbin 3-0, Lidge 1-1, Hammel 2-2, Belisle 1-1, Beimel 0-0, Contreras 1-0, Morales, F 1-2, Betancourt 0-0, Street 2-1.
    Batters faced: Happ 16, Blanton 10, Eyre, S 3, Madson 3, Durbin 3, Lidge 5, Hammel 17, Belisle 4, Beimel 1, Contreras 6, Morales, F 3, Betancourt 5, Street 6.
    Inherited runners-scored: Eyre, S 1-0, Madson 2-1, Belisle 2-0, Beimel 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Tim Timmons. LF: Gerry Davis. RF: Bob Davidson.
    Weather: 35 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 3 mph, In from RF.
    T: 4:06.
    Att: 50,109.
    Venue: Coors Field.
    October 11, 2009
    October 11, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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